Medicine
Thailand: developed a new Rapid DNA Strip Test Kit for COVID-19
Prof. Dr. Kosum Chansiri, and her team from Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand, has developed a rapid DNA Strip Test kit for COVID-19
Giovanni Sapere
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Chemistry
Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing
The prize, all-female, was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of the DNA modification method, known as CRISPR
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Construction
Biocement: the “living” building material that repairs itself
Biocement is a material created at the University of Newcastle: thanks to a bacterium inside it is able to repair itself.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
From the DNA, micro solar panels to capture sunlight
The innovative idea was put forward by a team of researchers from the University of Arizona, who deposited photosensitive pigments on a DNA filament.
Giovanni Sapere